For the second straight game, King will face off against Hamden Hall Country Day. The Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, King didn't have quite enough to beat Hamden Hall Country Day and fell 4-2. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Hamden Hall Country Day's part, Nic Scillia and Amato Civitello were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Scillia tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Civitello tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Hamden Hall Country Day is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 2-5 otherwise. At the plate, Scillia scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4, while Civitello went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luca Faulkner, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base. Atticus Bird also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
King now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Hamden Hall Country Day, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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